Metal Gear Solid 3D Snake Eater Unboxing October 8, 2012

As you know, I have a very long history with the Metal Gear Solid series.  The Nintendo 3DS has seen its share of classic games get 3D remakes and Metal Gear Solid 3D Snake Eater is one of those games.  Originally released in 2004 for the PS2, this was the first game to feature Naked Snake, and served as a prequel to the earlier Metal Gear Solid games.

Now, with Metal Gear Solid Ground Zeroes announced recently, I decided to take another look at the first game to feature Naked Snake, in full 3D.

Metal Gear Solid 3D Snake Eater is out now exclusive to the Nintendo 3DS.

Spirit Camera: The Cursed Memoir Unboxing October 3, 2012

Keeping with our theme of scary games for the month of October, Maniac unboxes a unique game in the 3DS library, Spirit Camera: The Cursed Memoir.  Based off the Fatal Frame series, Spirit Camera turns the Nintendo 3DS into the Camera Obscura and allows you to investigate a very special book that is included with the game package, the Diary of Faces.

A few side notes about the game that were brought up in the video.  There was a short horror film produced as part of a viral campaign for the game prior to its release.  It served to make game which already focused on augmented reality seem all the more real.  I like when the line between reality and game is blurred like this.  This was the version done for North America.

Apparently there is a Japanese short film as well.

Secondly, the preview event that was referenced did get promotional coverage of it on Nintendo Show 3D, which is a bi-weekly 3D video series on the Nintendo eShop.  For those of you who don’t have a 3DS and as such no access to the show, here’s the clip of the Spirit Camera event downsampled to glorious 2D.

Spirit Camera: The Cursed Memoir is out now exclusive to the Nintendo 3DS.  You can expect a review soon.

Silent Hill Deals September 28, 2012

Maniac is wrapped up in looking for some good deals on games to share with all of you.  With October just around the corner, Maniac thought it would be a perfect time to find some deals on Silent Hill games, and was able to find some online.

The Years of Halo September 25, 2012

Joined by diskreader117, Maniac counts down every year which saw a major Halo release.  Together, they determine just what made each year great and finally discuss what was the best year for Halo.

Mario Kart 7 and Legend of Zelda Spirit Tracks Unboxing September 17, 2012

With the recent release of the Nintendo 3DS XL, Maniac has been shopping around for some great games for the 3DS and DS systems in order to recommend them to new players.  Here’s some new games he picked up today.  Mario Kart 7 is a Nintendo 3DS exclusive. Legend of Zelda Spirit Tracks is a Nintendo DS exclusive, but is backwards compatible with the Nintendo 3DS.

Stay tuned for that list!

Madden 13 Unboxing September 17, 2012

Maniac got Madden 13 for the PS3 as a gift, and decided to unbox it for everyone.  The PS3 version of the game has a few exclusive features, which are unlocked when you play the game online on both the Playstation 3 and Playstation Vita.

Madden 13 is out now for the Playstation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, and Playstation Vita.

Everything We Know/Don’t Know About Nintendo Wii U September 15, 2012

After the big announcement on Thursday, there’s a lot we now know about the Nintendo Wii U, however there are still a few things we don’t yet know.

Maniac goes over in detail everything you need to know about the console.  It’s launch price and release date, what titles we can expect, and what will be included with the system.  Right now theres a lot to tell… and a lot to ask.

NOTE:  Best Buy has confirmed this afternoon that it has sold out its preorder allotment of the premium 32GB black Wii U units.  I know I mentioned that Best Buy might have had some left, but that was at the time the video was shot, and the most recent news has listed that model may be entirely sold out at launch just to people who preordered this weekend.